4. Check Your Phone

Your wallet isn't the only thing in your pocket you should be conscious of, though. Your phone, your one true love, your digital brain-extender gadget, is also an important part of your date. Or rather, its absence is. Before you leave on a date, put that phone in Airplane mode. If you're going to a movie (or a play, classy guy) you'd do it anyway. If you're afraid you'll miss something crucial, call or text your parents or your buddies beforehand and let them know about your radio silence.

Having an unintrusive phone allows you the best of both worlds — while it won't be buzzing and ringing and butting its way into your flirtatious conversation (or other steamy stuff), it'll still be ready at your beck and call should you need to Google other nearby sushi restaurants that are open on Tuesdays or call a cab when you're too drunk to walk her home. (And after you're done reading this, find a cab company you trust and put their number in your phone or download a cab-hailing app). In conclusion, putting your phone on Airplane mode is important because it saves your date from things you can't control: your friends and acquaintances, and your own worst, Twitter-checking impulses. The date is about the two of you — and it should stay that way.